9:00 am, January 31, 2018
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
9:00 am Registration, Coffee, and Networking
9:30 am Opening Remarks
Patty Elkis, Director of Planning, DVRPC
Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair, Montgomery County Commissioners and Co- chair, Healthy Communities Task Force
9:40 am Keynote Presentation
Residential Segregation and Health
Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.
10:40 am Active Break
Kelli McIntyre, Physical Activity Coordinator, Get Healthy Philly
10:50 am What's Happening In Our Area?
A panel moderated by: Amy Carroll-Scott, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health & Prevention,
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Women’s Community Revitalization Project
Nora Lichtash, Executive Director
New Jersey Citizen Action
Beverly Brown Ruggia, Financial Justice Organizer
Nursing Family Partnership & Nursing Legal Partnership
Stephanie Dorenbosch, Esq., Managing Attorney, HELP: MLP
Little Giant Creative
Tayyib Smith, Co-Founder
11:55 am Closing Remarks
Christina Miller, Executive Director, Health Promotion Council and Co- chair, Healthy Communities Task Force
Amy Verbofsky, Senior Planner, DVRPC
12:00 pm Lunch
Please stay to network and continue the discussion.
Title VI Statement
In effect as of January 30, 2025
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, all programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or income level, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other related nondiscrimination mandates.
DVRPC's website, www.dvrpc.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. DVRPC’s public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations whenever possible. DVRPC will work to accommodate all reasonable requests for translation, interpretation, accommodations or other auxiliary services and encourages that requests be made at least seven days prior to a public meeting. Requests can be made by contacting the Commission’s ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins via email at public_affairs@dvrpc.org, calling (215) 592-1800, or while registering for an upcoming meeting.
Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by DVRPC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with DVRPC's ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of DVRPC is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Shoshana Akins as well. For more information on DVRPC's Title VI program or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please visit: www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI, call (215) 592-1800, or email public_affairs@dvrpc.org.